CVE-2022-38871 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Free5gc v3.0.5, where the Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) crashes upon receiving malformed NAS messages. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity that can lead to high availability impact without requiring user interaction or privileges. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for service disruption remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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